# 2024 Sydney United 58 FC season

The 2024 Sydney United 58 Football Club season is the club's 66th season in existence and 20th consecutive season in National Premier Leagues NSW. In addition to the domestic league, Sydney United participated in this season's edition of the Australia Cup, entering through the preliminary rounds. The season covers the period from 1 January 2024 until 31 December 2024.
Zeljko Kalac was appointed in his first stint with Sydney United, since 2020, replacing Miro Vlastelica in November 2023. The final squad was announced in February 2024. For away fixtures, Football NSW announced that Sydney United fans were not allowed entry into Bicentennial Park South where the club would face Rockdale Ilinden on 14 July.
Before the season, Glen Trifiro announced his retirement after eight years at Sydney United, claiming two state league titles, two state cup titles and a final appearance in the Australia Cup. Shunta Nakamura signed with the club in pre-season from Mt Druitt Town Rangers, having played in J2 League prior to his signing in Australia. The 2024 season is expected to be Sydney United's last season in the National Premier Leagues before the move to the National Second Division next year.

## Squad
### First team

| N | Pos. | Name | Date of birth | Place of birth | Since | Previous Club |
| 1 | GK | Oliver Kalac | (2002-11-09)9 November 2002 | Foligno, Italy | 2024 | Jadran Luka Ploče |
| 2 | DF | Cristian Gonzalez | (1996-12-29)29 December 1996 | Australia | 2018 | Sydney FC |
| 3 | DF | Bailey Rule | (2000-08-30)30 August 2000 | Australia | 2023 | Northern Tigers |
| 4 | DF | Adrian Vlastelica | (1995-01-16)16 January 1995 | Sydney, Australia | 2023 | Sydney FC |
| 5 | MF | Anthony Tomelic | (1994-03-08)8 March 1994 | Sydney, Australia | 2014 | Sydney FC |
| 6 | MF | Adam Zervas | (2003-09-28)28 September 2003 | Australia | 2024 | Newcastle Jets |
| 7 | DF | Jordan Ivancic | (2002-01-30)30 January 2002 | Australia | 2024 | Macarthur FC |
| 8 | MF | Shunta Nakamura | (1999-05-10)10 May 1999 | Chiba, Japan | 2024 | Mt Druitt Town Rangers |
| 9 | FW | Patrick Antelmi | (1994-03-15)15 March 1994 | Sydney, Australia | 2020 | Western United |
| 10 | MF | Carlos De Oliveira | (2000-11-28)28 November 2000 | Australia | 2024 | Blacktown City |
| 11 | MF | Matt Hatch | (2000-11-28)28 November 2000 | Gosford, Australia | 2024 | Marconi Stallions |
| 12 | FW | Marco Arambasic | (2002-12-13)13 December 2002 | Australia | 2024 | Macarthur FC |
| 13 | FW | Alessandro Lacalandra | (2004-07-13)13 July 2004 | Australia | 2023 | APIA Leichhardt |
| 14 | DF | Liam McGing | (1998-12-11)11 December 1998 | Sydney, Australia | 2024 | Marconi Stallions |
| 15 | MF | Tariq Maia | (1997-06-11)11 June 1997 | Australia | 2018 | Western Sydney Wanderers |
| 17 | GK | Mathew Nikolovski | (2000-07-11)11 July 2000 | Sydney, Australia | 2024 | Port Kembla |
| 19 | MF | Aidan Milicevic | (2003-09-08)8 September 2003 | Australia | 2024 | Central Coast Mariners |
| 21 | DF | Dejan Bakrdanikoski | (2003-01-15)15 January 2003 | Australia | 2024 | Marconi Stallions |

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| NPL NSW | 17 February | 25 August | Matchday 1 | TBD | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 050.00 |
| Australia Cup | 9 April | 5 June | Fourth round | Seventh round | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 075.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 58 | 45 | +13 | 052.94 |
Last updated: 18 August 2024 Source: Soccerway

### National Premier Leagues NSW
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 4 | Blacktown City | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 66 | 37 | +29 | 57 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 5 | St George City | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 46 | 40 | +6 | 51 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 6 | Sydney United | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 50 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 7 | Wollongong Wolves | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 55 | 41 | +14 | 44 | |
| 8 | Sydney Olympic | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 51 | 42 | +9 | 42 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Football NSW

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Ground | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H |
| Result | W | L | L | D | W | W | W | D | L | W | W | W | W | D | L | W | L | L | W | W | D | W | L | L | W | L | D | W | L | W |
| Position | 7 | 8 | | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |

#### Finals series
### Australia Cup
## Statistics

    As of 18 August 2024 vs Manly United
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | NPL NSW | NPL NSW | Australia Cup | Australia Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | | Oliver Kalac | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 17 | GK | | Mathew Nikolovski | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | GK | | Ryan Warner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | | Cristian Gonzalez | 6+9 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Bailey Rule | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | | Adrian Vlastelica (C) | 27+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | | Jordan Ivancic | 14+9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | | Liam McGing | 24 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | | Dejan Bakrdanikoski | 7+11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | | Joshua Attard | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | | Jy Kingham | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | DF | | Malik Chamseddine | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 5 | MF | | Anthony Tomelic | 25+3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | | Adam Zervas | 7+9 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | | Mason Wells | 5+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | | Luiz Lobo | 1+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | | Carlos De Oliveira | 26 | 8 | 3+1 | 2 | 30 | 10 |
| 11 | MF | | Matt Hatch | 19+5 | 3 | 1+1 | 1 | 26 | 4 |
| 15 | MF | | Tariq Maia | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | | Aidan Milicevic | 16+5 | 5 | 0+3 | 0 | 24 | 5 |
| 22 | MF | | Stephan De Robillard | 12+9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 4 |
| 44 | MF | | Anthony Krilic | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | MF | | Luke Zuvela | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | MF | | Ali El-Sabeh | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | FW | | Patrick Antelmi | 21+4 | 10 | 3+1 | 8 | 28 | 18 |
| 12 | FW | | Marco Arambasic | 10+3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | | Alessandro Lacalandra | 8+20 | 3 | 1+3 | 2 | 32 | 5 |
| Players who left during the season but made an appearance ||||||||||
| 8 | MF | | Shunta Nakamura | 26 | 9 | 3+1 | 0 | 30 | 9 |